punishing
Example Sentences
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"It's focused on treating children with respect and kindness and not punishing them in ways that make them feel excessively bad."
From BBC
A lawsuit says the agency is punishing the outfit for its viewpoint.
The central bank has tightened interest rates while the rest of the world loosened, to a punishing 15%.
From Barron's
The Fed raised rates sharply and a punishing recession followed, punctuated by Nixon’s resignation over Watergate.
A punishing bitcoin selloff that has erased more than half of the pioneering crypto’s value saw a wild swing Thursday evening, with its price falling more than 5% at one point.
From MarketWatch
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